The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-02-25
Reported for The Hgis and Iate2igencer,
THE WILMA FARMERS CLUB.

The February meeting of the wilma Farmers
Club was held on Wednesday Of last week at
wilma Farm, the residence of Edward p. Hol-
lingsworth. Besides the regular members there
were present Messrs. Garrett Amoss and Joseph
Hoskins, of the FalIston Club. Mr.. Hoilings-
worth recently purchased wilma Farm from Mr..
=. Hail Richardson. 1t is considered one of the
finest properties in this section. 1t contains
about loo acres of land of good quality. The
house and out-buildings are large, substantialIv
built and conveniently arranged. Mr.. Hollings-
worth pays considerable attention to dairying
mittee of inspection reported to be In extra fine
condition. The thorough. bred Holsten Friesian
bull recently purchased by the club has been
was taken on the proposed. new method of road
mending for Fallston precint. The committee
previously appointed was continued.
The question for discussion was Farm Labor.
and how best to utilize the winter months
The discussion was opened by Il. p. Holdings
plenty to do during the winter. 1t took most OF
his time to attend TO his cattle. Thought il i'm
porrt$tn anti to have full supply Of summer wood
and BIO ready to go to work when spring opened.
Samuel Bevard said he did not employ many
hand by the year. He required much larger
force during the summer and had not expert
enced much difficulty in obtaining them. There
is not much farmer can do during the winter
outside of the regular routine or caring for
stock, cutting wood, &c. 1t Is no disadva
10 either man or beast to have q little rest dur
ing the winter.
Geo. w. McComas thought 1t best to EMPLOY
hands by the year. II a man will put on his
studying-cap ne can think of many things that
can be done in the winter that will greatly adj
vance the summer work. You can find some
thing to do most Of the time. If the weather is
very severe little rest will do no harm. When
the spring opens you will have your force on
hand without having to hunt them up and
when you find them they may not prove to be the
kind of help you want.
Nathaniel Hollingsworth was also in favor of
employing hands by the year. He thought every
farm should have workshop and good set Of
tools. 1t should be a comfortable place to work
in during cold, stormy weather, and many dol
lars could be saved that otherwise would have
to go to the wheelwright and blacksmith.
The prevailing opinion seemed to be that tt
was best to employ farm hands by the year and
when you have got good man, pay him liberal
wages and make it an inducement for him to
stay. In regard to winter work, some of the
members thought that winter was the farmers
holiday and that II he did not take a little rest
and recreation during the three winter months,
there would be very little show for him during
the other nine months. That 1t was not best to
most every neighborhood there were good hands
who preferred to work by the day both winter
and summer and you could employ this day help
during the winter, when the weather was favor
able for out door work, such as ditching, clean
ing fence rows, 40.
There being vacancy In the club Mr.. G. @.
Curtiss was elected member, by O unanimous
vote.
An election of officers for the ensuing year
was then held and resulted as follows: Presi-
dent, II. 4. BOVINE; Vice President San lei BE-
ward Recording Secretary and Treasurer, VIM.
|. Price; Corresponding Secretary, Thomas Ho-
lingsworth.
The club adjourned to meet at the residence
Of silas w. Hollingsworth, on Wednesday.
March 9th. FC N